$2.5 million will be on the line Tuesday in Ocean City. Voters will go to the polls to decide whether that amount should be spent on the primary school there. Polls will be open from 3 to 9 p.m. The money would be matched up with a state grant to do the work. Among the…
Two local teams advanced on Thursday in the state basketball playoffs. Middle Township girls beat Haddonfield 47-30 and Lower Cape May Regional defeated Sterling 71-61. Lauren Holden scored 41 points in the win for Lower Cape May. If the two teams win on Saturday they would face in the South Jersey Group II Finals. Middle…
It was a good end of the year for the Borgata in Atlantic City. Boyd Gaming said in a conference call that the casino is up 6.5 percent in net revenue. Borgata registered in with $157 million for this past fourth quarter. The casino felt they were going to do better this year versus last…
The first budget meeting for the upcoming fiscal year will be held by the Assembly on Wednesday. The meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. at Montclair State University’s University Hall Conference Center. The budget committee will hold a number of different meetings across the state, which are open to the public.
Senate President Steve Sweeney submitted a plan of action to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) that calls for more assistance to homeowners and renters during the second phase of Sandy recovery funding. The Senate President’s plan calls for greater use of local, community organizations that have expertise in both housing and New Jersey. The…
Avalon officials will hear the public’s opinion on a resort house ordinance next week. Officials confirm that the public hearing on the resort house ordinance will be held on March 12 at 7 p.m. The ordinance comes after numerous discussions on the resort house issue during public meetings in 2013. The ordinance disallows resort houses…
The Atlantic County Mayors Association has a new president. Jack Glasser, the mayor of Somers Point, now heads the organization. The association is made up of all the mayors in Atlantic County, and key county officials, including Atlantic County Freeholder Board Chairman Frank Formica. Vince Mazzeo, the former Northfield mayor and now Assemblyman, was set…
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced three arrests from a search warrant executed in Wildwood. Christopher Clegg, 25, of Wildwood, Frederick Schartner, 25, of Lower Township, and Kristina Bucci, 24, of Cape May Court House were all taken into custody. Clegg was charged with possession of heroin, endangering the welfare of a child, and…
Someone who purchased a $1 million lottery ticket hasn’t redeemed it. The Powerball lottery ticket was sold in the North Jersey community of Mahwah. State lottery officials say the person has until March 23 to redeem the ticket. If the ticket isn’t redeemed by that point, the money will be forfeited.
A very successful girls basketball season for Wildwood High School has come to an end. Audubon defeated Wildwood, 52-36 in a second round Group I basketball game. Ocean City’s girls also saw their season end as they dropped a 52-34 game to Winslow. However, Ocean City boys advanced with a huge upset win over Hammonton,…